Seeder



(No Model.)

J. V. PEAGOGK.

SE'EDER.

No. 453,732. Patented June'9, 1891.

' UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

JOSEPH V. PEACOCK, OF PHELPS, N'NV YORK.

SEEDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 453,732, dated June 9,1891.

Application filed March 14, 1891.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH V. PEACOCK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Phelps, in the county of Ontario and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Seeders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of machines known as walking-seeders,and is designed primarily as an improvement upon the machine shown inLetters Patent No. 335,779, dated February 9, 1886.

The improvement consists, first, in a novel construction of devices forregulating the feed or discharge; second, in a novel construction of thedistributing-slide, and, third, in a novel construction of theaxle-clamp.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved seeder; Fig. 2, a top planview of a portion of the same; Fig. 3, a sectional perspective view ofthe hopper; Fig. 4, a perspective view of the devices for regulating thefeed or discharge; Fig. 5, a transverse sectional view of the same onthe line a; co, Fig. 2; Fig.6, a side view of the axle-clamp, and

.Fig. 7 a face view of a piece of the distributing-slide.

A indicates the frame of the machine, and (L a the side bars thereof,formed of wroughtiron pipe. These bars converge or approach each othertoward the forward end of the machine, as shown in Fig. 2, beingseparated a distance of about twenty-four inches at the rear end andabout six inches at the forward end.

Each bar a screws into or is otherwise secured to a thimbleB at itsforward end, which thimble is of the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 6thatis to say, consisting of a body portion (1 at right angles to the lineof travel of the machine, and a neck 6, joining the body at an anglecorresponding to the inclination or divergence of the side bar a. Themain body of each thimble is provided with a concave seat or recess f,of asize and shape to receive one end of a short rod or piece of pipe ortubing 0, which forms the axle, which axle is held in place by aremovable cap I), having a concave seat or recess 011 its under face andbolted by means of a bolt 0 to the main body of the thimble. The wheelis of course provided with laterally-extending hubs, which Serial No.385,080. (No man.)

bear at their ends against the inner faces of the thimbles B andmaintain the said bars at the proper distance apart.

The side bars a are connected in rear of wheel E by a board or platformF, substantially as in the patent hereinbefore referred to, and thedriving-wheel is provided with a cam j, as also shown in said patent.

K indicates the vibratory lever, through which motion is imparted to theslide of the seeding mechanism, said lever having at its forward end aroller 0' to enter the groove in the cam-wheel, as clearly shown inFigs. 1, 2, and 4. This lever K lies flatly upon the upper face of aplate or bracket L, secured to the frame-work of the machine, and isadapted to swing laterally with reference to said plate or bracket, themovement of the lever being limited by means of a slot 7:, formed in theplate or bracket to receive a pin or stud Z, projecting downward fromthe lever, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. Upon reference to this figure itwill also be observed that the lever K is slotted longitudinally, as atm, to receive a pin or stud n, projecting downwardly from the under sideof a block M, adjustable with reference to the support or bracket L. Thebracket is also slotted longitudinally, as at o, to receive a portion ofthe block M, which latter is provided with a bolt 12 and thumbscrew g,by means of which the block maybe clamped in its various adjustedpositions. It

will thus be seen that by varying the position of the block M and itsstud relatively to the lever the movement or throw of the inner end ofthe lever may be varied, as desired, and to insure a regularity andcertainty in the adjustment of the block, and consequently of themovement of the lever, I provide the latter with a scale or index,(indicated by the letter S in Fig. l,) the numbers forming the scaleindicating the quantity of seed per acre sown under the differentadjustments.

In machines of this general character, in which twisted wire has beenused as the distributing-slide, great difficulty has been encountered inkeeping the wire in such shape as to act efficiently throughout theentire length of the hopper, which latter is usually from ten to fifteenfeet in length.

lVhile the wire would lie flatly in the bottom of the hopper in someparts, itwould not assume its proper position in other parts, andconsequently the machine would sow irregularly and unevenly. I overcomethese objections by making the distributor-slide of a narrow flat stripof metal. (Represented by N, Figs. 3 and '7.) This si rip of metal isprovided with a series of indentations 15, extending diagonally acrossits flat face, the indentations in one face alternating with theindentations on the other face, so as to form a slightly-corrugatedstrip. Such a distrib uter-slide as this is found in practice to retainits form, thereby insuring a uniform and regular distribution of theseed throughout the entire length of the hopper, which, as will bereadily seen, is a matter of considerable importance.

All parts of the machine which have not been specifically referred anddescribed in detail may be constructed like the corresponding parts inthe patent hereinbefore referred to.

It will be noticed that in adjusting or Varying the throw of the leverit is only necessary to loosen the thumb-nut, thereby obviating the useand removal of any detachable parts as have heretofore been used.

The corrugations or indentations in the slide N are shown as extendingdiagonally across the face of the strip; but it is to be understood thatthe exact angle or inclination shown is not essential. Indeed, theymight extend across the strip at right angles to'its length.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a seeder, thecombination, with the side bars a a, of the thimbles 13, each providedwith a removable cap 1), adapted to clamp the axle in place.-

2. In a seeding-machine substantially such as shown and described, aseed-discharging slide composed of a flat strip of metal havingtransverse corrugations.

3. In a seeder, the combination, with the distributing-slide and cam, ofthe vibratory lever K, the plate or support L, the adjustable block M,provided with a pivot n for the lever, and means for clamping the blockin position.

4. In a seeder, the combination, with the distributing-slide and cam, ofthe vibratory lever K, slotted, as at m, and provided with a pin orstudZ, the plate or bracket L, provided with the slots 7c and 0, theformeradapted to receive the pin Z,-a block M, ad-

justable within the slot 0 and provided with a pin it to project intothe slot m, and means for clamping the block in its adjusted positions.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH V. PEACOCK.

Witnesses:

J. A. HoWLANn, D. R. SMITH.

